Patty's Visit to the Reunion in Louisville
Patty Eldred, daughter of a colonel, travels to Louisville for a reunion but faces hotel mix ups and awkward attention. After wandering the hotel and parlor floors in panic, she is found by Will Rogers and her father at dawn, ending the ordeal with a relieved embrace.
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Patty
Louisville
Lee
Richmond
Dins- More
Will Rogers
Louieville
Dinsmore
National Committee
Lexington
Eloud
Colonel
Will
Holt House
Agaie
Amart
Virginia
Miss Laura Whites Makes Nevada Mining Debut At 22
San Francisco socialite Laura Whites, 22, leaves city life to prospect in Nevada with brother Wilmot White and partner Richard Cole. She locates several claims in the Funeral range, works a rich vein, hoists ore from a windlass, and endures harsh desert conditions in miner’s clothes.
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Reno
Nev
Laura Marguerite White
San Francisco
Desert
Nevada
Wilmot White
Richard Cole
Young White
Miss White
Cole
White
Misa White
Laura
Memorial tablet recalls Rochambeau and French aid
A tablet honoring Count de Rochambeau and French allies was dedicated at his headquarters site. Pierre Feitu, a city sculptor, created a bronze medallion portrait and tablet inscription. The ceremony was a joint effort of the Sons of the Revolution the Society of the Cincinnati and the Alliance Francaise.
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Count de Rochambeau
Pierre Feitu
Society of the Cincinnati
Alliance Francaise
Meath
Portrait of General Rochambeau Foundry Tablet Framing
The article describes a sculptor's relief portrait of General Count de Rochambeau. Dated to his 58th year during a Newport visit in 1780 1781, the likeness follows an engraving from an official document. The piece shows a French general uniform with laurel and oak garlands and fleur de lis corners.
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Newport
National Library
Paris
Count de Rochambeau
Household Reform and Caste Breakup in Social Living
A fragment reflecting on reform within households urging a non partial approach that fixes the entire social structure. It argues for plain living and high thinking and stresses breaking up caste and setting a foundation based on individual vocation chosen by each person’s own nature.
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Emerson
Hatley's Comet in 1919 Calculations by Prof Wilson
In a transcription with errors, a note cites Prof H C Wilson claiming calculations show a reason for comet visibility in 1919. The fragment references Nature and scientific speculation about orbital conditions and visibility.
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Hatley
H. C. Wilson
Ander
May recall Wu Ting Fang as China’s ambassador to U S
Washington reports a Peking dispatch that Wu Ting Fang may be recalled as ambassador to the United States due to perceptions of frivolous remarks. Wu has been appointed twice before and once recalled in 1893. He speaks English well and asked many questions during his time abroad. He practiced law in English courts at Hong Kong for five years.
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N. A. Hidred
Eldred Park
Dinsmore
Washington
Wu Ting Fang
Peking
China
United States
Bia
Hong Kong
Do Not Complain For What You Are Formed To Bear
The text urges acceptance of life’s events as part of nature. If one can endure, do so without complaint. If one cannot endure, do not complain as ruin follows. It reminds that endurance depends on personal judgment.
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Periah
Marcus Antoninus
Tragic shooting at Baldenburg Castle shocks Germany
The photograph features Baroness von Ruexleben who reportedly shot her husband at Baldenburg Castle in Westphalia after a stormy dispute. She then inflicted fatal wounds on herself, electrifying Germany with the sensational act and prompting a police inquiry.
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Baroness von Ruexleben
Germany
Baldenburg
Castle
Westphalia
King Edward VII Versus Kaiser in Dress and Duty
London dispatch compares royal routines noting King Edward spends more time on real work and rarely wears more than three outfits daily. It contrasts with the Kaiser who changes outfits repeatedly from riding gear to uniforms, while public opinion blocks the tall white hat trend.
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Theodore
Edward VII
London
Town and Country
Edward
Germany
Guarda
Prince of Wales
Witte Hardom
Fragmentary 19th century household tips on cleaning and cooking
The text presents disjointed guidance on cleaning enameled bowls and soap use, plus advice on cooking rice and serving vegetables. It references healthful living in hot weather and mentions household routines for maintaining a family’s food supply.
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Shortstory Pub. Co
California
Laura Whites
Roghambeau
Count de Rochambenau
King Edward
Anda
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